Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Variegated Scale Worm
Malmgreniella variegata
Variegated Scale Worm
Category: Scale Worms
Scientific Name: Malmgreniella variegata
Size: Up to 1 in. (2.5 cm)  
Depth: 15-130 ft. (5-40 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Gulf of America
Annelida (Phylum)
└Polychaeta (Class)
 └Errantia (Subclass)
  └Phyllodocida (Order)
   └Polynoidae (Family)
    └Malmgreniella (Genus)
     └M. variegata (Species)

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